Cocktail· Bourbon
Gold Rush
The Gold Rush is a shaken bourbon sour of bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and honey syrup, served over a large ice cube in a rocks glass with a lemon peel. It was created by T.J. Siegal at Milk & Honey in New York around 2000 and is the bourbon sibling of the Bee's Knees. Use honey syrup, not raw honey, since raw honey will not incorporate cleanly even with a hard shake.
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz honey syrup
Built for shaken drinks
The Shaken Set
Boston Shaker · Hawthorne Strainer · Jigger
$50.00
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Method
- Combine bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup in a shaker.
- Add ice and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over one large clear ice cube.
- Express a lemon peel over the surface and drop it in.
Garnish
Lemon peel
Pro tip
Use a quality bourbon; the three-ingredient simplicity means every flaw shows up in the glass. Maker's Mark or Buffalo Trace works for under twenty dollars.
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